Hello All,I'm using a VectorLinux KDE VDI that I got from virtualboximages.I want to "trim the fat", since I'm using Linux for number of specific things, and I don't need Linux/KDE "office" applications, alarm clock, etc.However, as I learned from bitter experience, it's unwise to go in gslapt and start hacking away, since all the dependencies/packages issues. Gslapt is nice, but sometimes it's hard to know exactly what is what.I I see some application in the programs menu, how do I exactly find out what corresponds to it in the gslapt menu? and how do I make sure it's not "bundled" with stuff I need?

If you really dont want the bloat of the KDE desktop, you should really get the 6.0 Light version.

But, if you really dont want any of the KDE Desktop at all, you can execute

Code:

ls /var/log/packages | grep ^kde

That will give you a list of all the packages that make up the kde desktop.Mind you, that this will not list any deps for these packages such as qt and whatever else they require.

With that said, I must go back to suggesting the light version.

You can easily install the ISO in a virtualbox Virtual Machine.I've done it hundreds of times.Just set it to boot from ISO image, and select the ISO you downloaded and follow the installation procedure as normal.

I'll jump in just to suggest you NOT use gslapt to remove packages. As root, doremovepkg nameofpackageas M0E-lnx explained.

Gslapt is often too aggressive in removing dependencies along with packages. This can wreck your system. Using removepkg to uninstall packages is much safer as it removes just the packages. This could leave you with unneeded library files and other detritus, but that's better than messing up your system.

By the way, if you want a minimal KDE installation (desktop and konsole, among others), I concur with M0E-lnx that you'll get what you want if you install VL 6 Light and then use gslapt to install kdebase and kdelibs. Those will give you the KDE desktop, konsole, konqueror, and other KDE applications but not the multimedia stuff, games, graphics apps, etc., etc., which you don't want.--GrannyGeek

Thanks guys for your suggestions!I think I'll go with the last recommendation - VL 6 light + kdebase and kdelibs... it sounds promising.One problem, though - virtualboximages makes VL 6 light available through a torrent... and there are no seeders! Anyone out there who can help?

Right...Apologies for my noobness, but I just want to be sure - If I do the install through virtualbox, all the choices I make (partitions etc.) can be completely undone by just removing and deleting the virtual machine from virtualbox?I just want to know that if I make a mistake or something, it's all 100% reversible and I can start from scratch (so everything is separate from my actual HD and windows OS etc.)